Masonry Magazine April 2006 Page. 30
State of the Association
Today, some of our industry suppliers are working against each other to the determent of the industry. As contractors, we must not sit idly by and allow our industry to implode when we are all so convinced that construction customers prefer masonry products and services. Therefore, like it or not, as contractors, we must step forward to play a major role in promoting masonry systems.
During our annual meeting, we heard a major presentation on how as contractors we can impact the use of masonry systems.
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The MCAA and every contractor in our industry must step up and provide the funding that will be needed to implement the necessary programs to guarantee that our materials will remain the materials of choice for our customers. As an Association, we have supported many marketing efforts, such as the Federal Officials Seminar, the University Professors Workshop, and the Masonry Designers Guide; we must not be content with thinking small. As contractors, it's time for us to fund a major national campaign that can radically impact the use of our materials and the role of the mason contractor in promoting masonry. We must take a serious look at this new program and come up with the funding to make it work. We have little choice!
As a senior officer on the MCAA board over the last eight years, I have seen this Association grow by leaps and bounds. 1 have seen us purchase our own headquarters building, hire key staff such as an engineer and lobbyist, and create a strong image within the industry. I have been proud of our many accomplishments. I will be even more proud when we can look back several years from now and see that the hard work that we have been doing, and the work we are about to undertake, has been successful in gaining back many of our rightful markets that we once lost because we didn't come together to advance our industry.
I am honored to have served you as your president for the last two years. I want to express my appreciation to the other senior officers, our board, committee chairs and committee members, and last but not least, the MCAA staff. Thank you for the opportunity and the privilege.
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